[Dan]

Yeah BT was more of a realistic feel to each area, not some sort of spellbound wonder of fantasy and ..wonder. I know I've always said that Click clock wood is an utter masterpiece of creation; but really the true masterpiece, hell the reason for banjo being such a good series for most people probably, and the true wonder of the game is gruntilda's lair itself.

It's been said before that the true star of the original mario game isn't so much mario as it is the mushroom kingdom. The hidden blocks that give you the power up, that secret warp tube, the flying fish, moving platforms, bean stalks and shortcuts, these things were all new to the world when mario first came out. The power up and the boss had been used before (though never the mini-boss, bower in X-4 is the first of those) but never has all of these elements been put together into one game and to have it work so well.. it's why miyamoto is in the hall of fame. It's why there even is a hall of fame.